Area church roundup

HULL - Mount Zion Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 29 South, will have a special Mothers Day program at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Central Baptist

Central Baptist Church, 720 Danielsville Road, will have Iris Blue as guest speaker at 7 p.m. Wednesday. On May 21, Duane Blue will be the guest speaker, also at 7 p.m. Both are Mission Corps volunteers.

The Sunday service will be at 6 p.m., with Monday through Wednesday services at 7 p.m.

Bread of Life Church

The Bread of Life Church, 401 North Ave. in the Gateway shopping center, will add a 5 p.m. service beginning Sunday.

The Rev. Tommy York, director of Jubilee House Christian Home for Men, will minister at the 5 p.m. service with a series of teachings called ''Christ Steps.''

Also, the church announces the opening of its thrift store in the Gateway shopping center. Donations from the community are welcomed. Proceeds will fund church ministries to the homeless, the addicted and the poor. Store hours are noon until 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturdays.

Also, at 7 p.m. June 14, the center will present a ''Men's Night Out'' with Cam McClary of New Doves Creek Church in Elberton as guest speaker.

Mount Zion Baptist

COMMERCE - Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1459 Jot-Em-Down Road off Ga. Highway 98 between Ila and Commerce, will host guest speaker Dr. Phil Kidd at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. May 18 and at 7 p.m. May 19-20. The Marksmen will be singing May 19.

Calvary Baptist

STATHAM - Calvary Baptist Church, Ga. Highway 82, will celebrate the 30th pastoral anniversary of its pastor, Dr. E.R. Healan, and his wife, on May 25.

A guest speaker will be at morning worship, and a reception will be held in the fellowship hall from 2-4 p.m.

Christian Singles Fellowship

Athens Christian Singles Fellowship will host a game and pizza night at 7 p.m. May 17. For more information, call Jud Hanson at (706) 369-8587, e-mail athenscsf@yahoo.com or visit www.athenschristiansingles.org.

The class is open to all women in the community. Bring your own copy of the book, and a Bible. For more information, call (7060 548-6962.

Gospel Tabernacle

CARLTON - There will be a singing at Gospel Tabernacle, Watson Mill Road, at 7:30 tonight featuring the King James 1611 Boys of Gaffney, S.C., and the Southern Travelers of Carlton. Admission is free.

Royston Church of God

ROYSTON - Chip Atha Music Ministries will be at the Royston Church of God for morning and evening services May 18. Atha uses various musical styles, from traditional and classical to contemporary Christian. The performance is open to the public.

Teen Center

ILA - The Teen Center, Ga. Highway 106 across from the Eagle's Nest Christian Fellowship, will be open from 6 until 10 p.m. May 17.

The center is open to all teens, and everything is free. Activities included foosball, air hockey, ping pong and X-Box. For information, call (706) 789-3408.

Eagle's Nest Christian Fellowship

ILA - Eagle's Nest Christian Fellowship, Ga. Highway 106, will host a revival with evangelist Milton Martin Jr. May 18 through 21, with May 18 services at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Monday through Wednesday services at 7:30 p.m.

Congregation Children of Israel, 115 Dudley Drive, will host a Scholastic Book Fair to encourage summer reading from Sunday through Friday. Sunday hours will be 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; Monday through Friday hours will be 9 a.m. until noon.

Gospel music benefit

The South Campus Employees group at the University of Georgia will sponsor a benefit gospel concert at 6 p.m. June 21 at the Morton Theatre, 195 W. Washington St. in downtown Athens.

Donations will be accepted to benefit the Almost Home homeless shelter, the Healing Place drug and alcohol ministry, and the outreach ministry of Timothy Baptist Church.

The concert will include performances by Clarke Kesler and His Favor, Heidi Hemsley, Jonathan Kilgore, The Brown Family, and others. For information or to make a donation, call Betty Davenport at (706) 542-1818.

Evangelist Freddie Coile will be the guest speaker for Mother's Day services at 11 a.m. Sunday at Northside Baptist Church. There will be gifts for all mothers present.

Kingdom of Jesus Holiness Church

Kingdom of Jesus Holiness Church, 215 S. Fifth St., Colbert, will have a chicken barbecue from noon until 4 p.m. May 17 at Wayne's World of Homes, 1600 U.S. Highway 29 North in Athens. A yard sale will begin at 7 a.m., and the youth will have a car wash at 11 a.m.

Crossroads Church

Jeoffrey Benward, formerly of the contemporary duo Aaron-Jeoffrey, will be in concert at 10 a.m. Sunday at Crossroads Church, U.S. Highway 29, 2.5 miles north of Athens Tech.

Bethesda Temple

Bethesda Temple Apostolic Faith Church of Athens will hold pastoral anniversary services for the district elder and family at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 4 p.m. May 17 through 18.

The guest speakers will be Elder William Bland, Bishop Robert Williams and the Rev. Arthur Carson, pastor. A banquet is scheduled for 4 p.m. May 17.

St. James UMC

St. James United Methodist Church, West Lake Drive at South Lumpkin Street, will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. until noon today in the church parking lot to benefit international mission teams.

The church also will hold a chicken barbecue Saturday. Plates, at $5, will be available from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the church.

Also, a traveling team from the International House of Prayer in Kansas City is coming to St. James May 16 through 17 for teaching and workshops for those seeking to develop a more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. No fees or advance registration required. Call Pam Wilson at (706) 714-5352 for general information.

The annual church picnic is scheduled for 4 p.m. May 18 at Sandy Creek Park. Baptism by immersion will be offered. Call the church office at (706) 548-1680 to request baptism.

Great Western tour

Members of various Elbert County churches are taking a trip out West, touring the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Devil's Tower, the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming and other places.

Special guests featured in the concert will be Jennifer Wilkins-Browning, soloist; Larry LaCount, instrumentalist; and dancers from the Timothy Baptist Church Dance Ministry.

There is no admission charge, but donations will benefit Timothy Christian Academy.

New Faith Tabernacle

New Faith Tabernacle Church, 198 S. Peter St., will host ''100 Women in White: Warring Women,'' at 3 p.m. May 18. Evangelist Gwendolyn Stokes of Caring for People Ministry will be the speaker for the event.

Prison ministry benefit

JEFFERSON - Jefferson Spring Fest '03, a ride-in and motorcycle show to benefit the Barnabas Prison Ministry, is scheduled for 9 a.m. until dark today at the Old Mill in Jefferson.

The event will feature live music all day, food vendors, kids games and rides, an arts and crafts show, and antiques.

An escorted ride, at a cost of $5 per bike, will begin at 10 a.m. from the Hebron Church parking lot at the corner of Fence and Dacula roads in Dacula. Registration for the ride begins at 8 a.m.

Roundup policy

Church announcements are published each Saturday in the Athens Banner-Herald as a free public service.